Letters to The Editor: June 2006

European Governments Have No Right To Take Over Apple’s Itunes Dear Editor:European governments have no right to force Apple to make downloads from iTunes compatible with the products of its rivals.If music listeners don’t like the limitations of...

Random Thoughts: June 2006

Random thoughts on the passing scene: When you have 90 percent of what you want, think twice before insisting on the other 10 percent. I have never understood stuttering. Once I heard a well-known economist who stuttered spend 45 minutes singing humorous,...

Iran Diplomacy Works!

Fantastic news recently! It was widely reported Thursday that a diplomatic solution was finally found regarding the Iran nuke situation! Yes, the three years of apparently useless jibber-jabbering by Europeans has finally paid off big-time! (Shame on me for having...

Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity

John Stossel, ABC’s “20/20” anchorman, has a recently released book about the various untruths we accept, many from the media and academic elite. The book is appropriately titled “Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity.” Being a longtime...

Eminent Domain is Never the Solution

Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard wants the government to use its power of eminent domain to take property from one set of owners in SE Portland and transfer it to some others, in the hope that they will build an upscale supermarket. Commissioner Leonard...